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ZOE’S BAT MITZVAH :: temple rodef shalom, mclean, va

Zoe’s bat mitzvah was bittersweet for me ~ it was my last one of the season; I have the rest of June and July offView full post »

RACHEL’S BAT MITZVAH :: temple rodef shalom & clarendon ballroom

  This right here?  THIS was my favorite part of Rachel’s bat mitzvah. I wore white, leather,View full post »

ABBY’S BAT MITZVAH :: the gathering place + 4935 bar & kitchen

One of my favorite parts of posting client photos on the blog is getting to write the blog post.  I majored inView full post »

SAM’S BAT MITZVAH :: ten oaks ballroom, clarksville, md

I met the Clearfield family a few years back when their youngest daughter, Ally, and my daughter Kate, played on theView full post »

EMILY’S BAT MITZVAH :: temple beth ami, rockville, md

This wasn’t my first time photographing Emily and her family. About a year and half ago, right after her momView full post »

JESSIE’S BAT MITZVAH temple rodef shalom + washington golf and country club

I found myself back at Temple Rodef Shalom in Falls Church, VA this past weekend ~ it is one of my very favoriteView full post »

ANDREW’S BAR MITZVAH :: columbia jewish congregation, howard county, md

Prospective clients often ask me what will happen if something goes wrong and I am unable to shoot their event.  I tellView full post »

KEVIN’S BAR MITZVAH :: Temple Isaiah, Fulton, MD

Kevin’s bar mitzvah presented me with a first: the first time I ever got to a temple to take bimah portraits andView full post »

GREENBERG BAT MITZVAH :: B’NAI SHALOM OF OLNEY

I think I’m a pretty good judge of character and personalities; I’ve heard it said the being a photographerView full post »

RECHT BAR MITZVAH / temple isaiah, fulton, md

Jacob’s bar mitzvah officially kicked off my bar/bat mitzvah season; I have a busy few months coming up and thisView full post »

KATHERINE’S BAT MITZVAH / Temple Rodef Shalom, Falls Church, VA

I got to know Rodef Shalom pretty well last weekend ~ Katherine had her bat mitzvah and reception there on Saturday butView full post »

LAUREN’S BAT MTIZVAH / Olam Tikvah, Fairfax, VA

Lauren’s parents found me via a referral from an event planner (Carin Lomax with Events Extraordinaire) in FairfaxView full post »

John McCain at the National Press Club

A couple of weeks ago I booked a job to photograph a conference in DC for a client I’ve shot for before.  I wasView full post »

Fuji x100

I bought this camera on a bit of a whim a couple of weeks ago.  I hadn’t planned on getting a new, small cameraView full post »

HARPER’S BAT MITZVAH || BETH SHALOM + TEN OAKS BALLROOM

Is it possible to feel inferior to a 13-year old?  I met Harper a while ago but it wasn’t until right before herView full post »

JOSH’S BAR MITZVAH :: BETH SHALOM

Shot a great bar mitzvah on Cinco de Mayo this year; I thought for sure they would have a mexican/Mexico theme but nopeView full post »

SIRK BAR MITZVAH v2 | TEMPLE ISAIAH, HOWARD COUNTY

Last Saturday I shot my second bar mitzvah for the Sirk family; I shot older brother Emerson’s bar mitzvah twoView full post »

BLAYNE’S BAT MITZVAH | washington hebrew congregration

I got to shoot Blayne’s bat mitzvah this past weekend and it was a bit nostalgic ~ the very first bar mitzvah IView full post »

BEN’S BAR MITZVAH

Ben’s bar mitzvah had the coolest theme – one I haven’t seen before (and I’ve seen a lot).  HeView full post »

ALLIE’S BAT MITZVAH

I shot my first bat mitzvah in two months on Saturday.  I’m usually booked a year or two out but for some reasonView full post »

KAYLA & ELANA’S BAT MITZVAH

This past Saturday night I shot my last bat mitzvah for 2011 and it was such a great event to end the year with.  I wasView full post »

KATE’S TURN

Kate was feeling a little bit better yesterday afternoon so we took a few minutes to take photos of her.  She’sView full post »

JACK IN 4 FRAMES

I’ve been shooting a lot lately – bar and bat mitzvahs, holiday photos, regular portraits, conventions forView full post »

KAYLEY’S BAT MITZVAH

Another Saturday, another bat mitzvah, right?  Not this time.  I’ve known Kayley’s mom for about 7 yearsView full post »

JORDAN’S BAR MITZVAH :: BETHESDA

Got to spend some time with Jordan and his family in Bethesda this past weekend for his bar mitzvah.  I’mView full post »

MALENA + ANDREA IN BETHESDA

I haven’t seen Malena or her daughter, Andrea, since the last time I photographed them – 4 years ago.  AtView full post »

Maryland Bar Mitzvah Photographer, Bat Mitzvah Photographer

JAMIE’S BAT MITZVAH

This was a bittersweet session: Jamie is the youngest of three siblings and I’ve photographed each of their bar/View full post »

JAKE’S BAR MITZVAH

I’ve decided, after photographing Jake and his family this past weekend, that I am going to have to rethink myView full post »

MRS. BAXTER’S FAMILY

This was such a special photo shoot for me; Emily was both Kate and Jack’s 1st grade teacher (and it’s stillView full post »

HUDSON AND OWEN: FAMILY PHOTOS

this was my 4th session with the mclean family; the last session was may 2009 and i couldn’t believe how much theView full post »